A Spring Walk Around Hongdae and Yeonhui-dong
With spring here, I did a loop around the Hongdae area. The old rail line under construction It’s supposed to become a park, but I’m already worried about how the neighbourhood will change….
With spring here, I did a loop around the Hongdae area. The old rail line under construction It’s supposed to become a park, but I’m already worried about how the neighbourhood will change….
A pizza place has opened in Mangwon-dong. Asparagus Drenched in truffle oil, so there was no way it could taste bad. Beer Beer with pizza, naturally. They don’t sell wine, apparently̷…
I went to Busan on a business trip. Thanks to the KTX a day trip is doable now, which is nice, but with no overnight stay I end up going all the way to Busan and coming back without doing anything. At least I …
I had plans in Nonhyeon-dong, so out of pure self-interest I suggested we meet at Pyeongyang Myeonok. Pyeongyang naengmyeon I can’t tell you how glad I am that they’ve kept it exactly the w…
After checking in at the airport I went looking for somewhere to eat, but there wasn’t really anywhere convenient to head with my luggage in tow. That’s when Seian Toshomen, a Xi’an-style kni…
The long business trip was over and it was time to head home. I took the bus to Nagoya Airport. The sky The sky was gorgeous, but between being in a moving car and the angle of view, I couldn’t q…
I went to the zoo on my day off. It looks small from the outside, but the whole zoo is built into a hillside, so it took a long time to walk around. The sky Trees Meerkats Lion …
Had a reason to visit the Anpanman Museum over the weekend. Stopped by the outlet mall while we were there, too. This is the place. It’s close to Nagoya, but it’s not actually in NagoyaR…
One day I got such a craving for Qu’il fait bon’s cakes that I went and bought a bunch. Citrus tart Strawberry and berry tart Walnut tart Seasonal fruit tart So good…
I’d heard there was a well-known sushi place in Hamamatsu called Shinkoma, so I stopped by. Lunch menu Lunch menu Tempura Lunch menu Lunch menu Lunch menu …
I had a get-together in Hamamatsu, and we visited a temple to eat shojin ryori, Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. It was just before the cherry blossoms bloomed. Shojin ryori Everything was made fro…
Hamamatsu is a city roughly halfway between Tokyo and Osaka. I was there for about a week on business. Here are some photos I took while moving around. Train station It’s the countryside, so the …